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Knoxville TN - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	173,890	119 (of 25,150) (100%)	3 (of 382) (99%)
Average Income	$27,492	19,010 (24%)	255 (33%)
Median House Value	$78,000	11,899 (53%)	159 (58%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	79.7%	19,134 (of 25,150) (24%)	329 (of 382) (14%)
% Black Population	16.2%	3,183 (87%)	60 (84%)
% Hispanic Population	1.6%	12,756 (49%)	100 (74%)
% Asian Population	1.5%	4,195 (83%)	24 (94%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	12,889 (49%)	125 (67%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	78.4%	14,168 (of 25,150) (44%)	82 (of 382) (79%)
% College Graduates	24.6%	5,039 (80%)	46 (88%)
% Never Married	34.6%	1,905 (92%)	10 (97%)
% Married	41.6%	23,428 (7%)	372 (3%)
% Seperated	2.2%	8,156 (68%)	128 (66%)
% Divorced	13.3%	4,787 (81%)	124 (68%)
% Foreign Born	3.0%	8,960 (64%)	51 (87%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	84,897	90 (of 25,150) (100%)	3 (of 382) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	12.9%	15,063 (40%)	131 (66%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.2%	13,500 (46%)	190 (50%)
Average Rooms in House	4.9	21,399 (15%)	354 (7%)
% Households with No Car	12.0%	4,811 (81%)	81 (79%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	12.2%	20,122 (20%)	350 (8%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,604 (86%)	45 (88%)
Median House Value	$78,000	11,899 (53%)	159 (58%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	10.5%	6,681 (73%)	156 (59%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.4%	5,174 (79%)	55 (86%)
Average Monthly Rent	$467	11,590 (54%)	118 (69%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	60.3%	14,553 (of 25,150) (42%)	158 (of 382) (59%)
% Drive Alone to Work	80.5%	10,151 (60%)	226 (41%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.5%	4,947 (80%)	14 (96%)
% Walk to Work	4.2%	7,608 (70%)	24 (94%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	20.3	18,061 (28%)	303 (21%)
% Households making less than $10,000	18.7%	4,023 (84%)	112 (71%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.3%	7,228 (71%)	123 (68%)
Median Household Income	$27,492	19,010 (24%)	255 (33%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.5%	7,042 (72%)	121 (68%)
Per Capita Income	$18,171	9,663 (62%)	118 (69%)
Male Worker Income	$29,070	16,464 (35%)	217 (43%)
Female Worker Income	$22,593	11,621 (54%)	132 (65%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	14.4%	5,899 (77%)	122 (68%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	20.8%	4,550 (82%)	89 (77%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Lexington, Kentucky	146 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.88

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Amarillo, Texas	0.90
Laredo, Texas	0.90
Springfield, Missouri	0.89
Dayton, Ohio	0.87
Fort Wayne, Indiana	0.87
Akron, Ohio	0.86
Chattanooga, Tennessee	0.86
Lubbock, Texas	0.86
Rockford, Illinois	0.86
Des Moines, Iowa	0.85

Knoxville TN Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
American Ancestor Population	23,175	25
Scotch-Irish People	6,779	33
Renters Not Paying any Rent	2,277	45
Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	3,914	47
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	8,296	49

Knoxville TN Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 382)
Coal or Coke Fueled Households	106	1
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	8,296	2
People Living in a Different House, Different County, but Same State as 1995	18,962	2
People Born in Oceania	77	2
Swiss People	525	2

Knoxville TN Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Family Households	52.4%	24,287
Percent Married Couple Family Households	35.3%	24,097
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	30.2%	23,704
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	51.2%	23,660
Percent Married People	41.6%	23,428

Knoxville TN Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 382)
Percent Family Households	52.4%	379
Percent Married Couple Family Households	35.3%	377
Percent Married People	41.6%	372
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	51.2%	370
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	30.2%	370

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Knoxville TN	Amarillo, Texas
Total Population	173,890	173,627
Average Age	33.4	33.5
Average Income	$27,492	$34,940
Median House Value	$78,000	$74,400
% White Population	79.7%	77.5%
% Black Population	16.2%	6.0%
% Asian Population	1.5%	2.1%
% Hispanic Population	1.6%	21.9%

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